Yu Xiaogang was slightly taken aback.
He had thought that after he forcefully called out to Lin Ye and Qian Renxue, they would immediately back down. Then he could lecture them a little before telling them to get lost.
After all, as a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, he was already considered a formidable expert in Nuoding City. Two juniors so young should not have dared to challenge him to his face.
Yet Lin Ye's reaction was completely beyond Yu Xiaogang's expectations.
If he did not teach these two juniors, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue, a lesson, where would his dignity be?
Yu Xiaogang was somewhat displeased. With an arrogant expression, he said, "Children, being overly rash and arrogant when you are out in the world will bring you suffering. Since you are juniors, I will not hold it against you. Apologize, and you may leave."
"Do you have something wrong with your head? We only looked at you. Did we insult you? And now you want us to apologize?"
Qian Renxue had no time to waste on a weakling like Yu Xiaogang. She casually said, "Let's go. Hurry up and find an inn to rest. Ignore them."
"Fine." Lin Ye shrugged indifferently.
The two turned and left again.
"Even the teachers of Nuoding Academy must show me some respect on the surface. These two juniors know who I am, yet they still dare to disregard me so completely!"
"Do they really think anyone can look down on me, Yu Xiaogang?" Yu Xiaogang flew into a rage. "Insolent! You two, stop right there!"
Tang San was unhappy as well. "You disrespect my teacher and think you can just leave like that?"
"You people just won't let this go, will you? Looks like we have to beat you up!" Lin Ye's gaze turned colder as he turned back to face the master and disciple. "What, are you planning to attack me in the street?"
"Lin Ye, it seems they think we're easy to bully!" Qian Renxue was displeased too.
Among the sixth-year students around twelve years old in Nuoding City, anyone who could cultivate to one ring was already impressive.
Lin Ye and Qian Renxue were both very young. By Nuoding City's standards, no matter how talented they were, they should at most have had one ring and a few extra levels. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had clearly taken them for soft targets.
Otherwise, they would not have pressed them so aggressively over a mere glance.
Yu Xiaogang slowly walked up to Lin Ye, clasped his hands behind his back, and looked down at him coldly with an air of self-importance. "At such a young age, you are already arrogant and disrespectful toward your elders. If you do not apologize to me today, I can only teach you a lesson on behalf of your family elders."
After all, he was nearly fifty. Attacking two juniors in the street would somewhat damage his status. If Lin Ye and Qian Renxue were willing to apologize, he would be willing to let the matter end there.
But Lin Ye did not take him seriously at all and mocked, "A level 29 piece of trash like you wants to teach us a lesson? Yu Xiaogang, don't bring humiliation upon yourself. If you don't want to die, get lost."
Yu Xiaogang was enraged upon hearing this. "Ignorant brat! You are truly stubborn beyond reason. Since that is the case, I will properly teach you a lesson on behalf of your family elders!"
With an angry shout, Yu Xiaogang raised his arm and moved to slap Lin Ye across the face.
"Courting death! What the hell are you? You dare take the initiative to attack me? Fuck you!"
Slap!
Lin Ye swung his hand and slapped Yu Xiaogang across the face first.
"Pfft—"
"Uwaaahhh!~"
Yu Xiaogang spat out blood on the spot. Amid his miserable scream, Lin Ye's slap sent him crashing viciously to the ground.
"????"
Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with terror. That slap had completely stunned him.
What was going on?
How had he, Yu Xiaogang, been slapped to the ground instead?
Yu Xiaogang quickly came back to his senses. His face turned green with rage, and his whole body trembled. "You! You!"
"Damn it, I've put up with this piece of trash for long enough. If I don't beat you up, Xiaogang, I'll feel uncomfortable all over!"
"Qian Renxue, get him!"
Lin Ye and Qian Renxue could no longer hold back. They rolled up their sleeves and unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks on Yu Xiaogang as he lay on the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Uwaaahhh!~"
Yu Xiaogang was beaten until he screamed repeatedly, howling in agony.
Being pinned to the ground and beaten by two juniors, Yu Xiaogang had now lost all face. His dignity and pride were ruthlessly trampled beneath their feet at that moment.
His reputation, along with the last remnants of his dignity and pride, were the things Yu Xiaogang cared about most now.
Yu Xiaogang never imagined that he would be so utterly helpless, pinned to the ground and beaten by two juniors.
Before too many people gathered around, he had to stop Lin Ye and Qian Renxue from beating him. Otherwise, if others saw Yu Xiaogang being beaten in Nuoding City, he would truly become a laughingstock.
Amid his screams, Yu Xiaogang urgently called to Tang San for help. "Aaah! Xiao San! Hurry and help your teacher! Stop them!"
"You caused trouble outside and got beaten up, yet you still need your disciple to fight for you. What a shameless piece of trash!" Lin Ye said with extreme disgust, viciously kicking Yu Xiaogang in the face and pinning him firmly to the ground beneath his foot.
"Argh!"
Yu Xiaogang's heart burned with boundless fury, and his eyes turned bloodshot. "Brat! You dare humiliate me like this? Whose children are you? I, Yu Xiaogang, will never spare you!"
"You still dare act tough!" Lin Ye's expression hardened.
He viciously kicked Yu Xiaogang in the head several times in succession.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ahhh!" Yu Xiaogang's head was kicked until it bled.
"How outrageous! You dare treat my teacher like this?!" Tang San was utterly enraged, murderous intent hidden in his eyes.
"You have earned your deaths!!"
Tang San charged forward rapidly. Using the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he instantly gathered immense Soul Power in his fist and punched at Lin Ye.
"Heh, just you?" Lin Ye scoffed and threw a punch head-on.
Bang!
Their fists collided.
"Urgh!" Tang San cried out in pain. In that instant, he felt as though the bones in his fist were about to be shattered.
His strength was completely overwhelmed as well, and Lin Ye's fist sent him flying.
"What terrifying strength! His Soul Power must far exceed mine. There is actually such a genius in Nuoding City!" Tang San was startled and hurriedly climbed to his feet.
Tang San realized that he seemed to have kicked an iron plate this time.
"These two are not simple. No wonder they dare act so recklessly. But they dared to humiliate my teacher, Tang San's teacher, like this. I will never spare them." Tang San put away his contempt and no longer underestimated Lin Ye and Qian Renxue. Obvious killing intent flashed through his eyes.
Lin Ye sensed that murderous gaze. As expected, Tang San wants to kill people at the slightest provocation!
He said disdainfully, "What, do you want a beating too? You felt that punch just now, didn't you? My Soul Power is far above yours."
Tang San was full of confidence in his own strength.
Because Tang San was not merely a Soul Master!
With a cold expression, Tang San said, "Heh, so what if your Soul Power is higher than mine? In this world, Soul Power does not represent true strength!"
"Who is asking for a beating is still uncertain."
As Tang San spoke, he had already summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. One ring rose beneath his feet, and a ruthless look appeared on his face. "I don't care who you are. Today, after what you did to my teacher, I will never let you go!"
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